MouseRat
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I spoke to a few of the Chicago protestors who fended off federal criminal cases against them. One still faces harassment, another is looking for a lawyer to sue the government:
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago...
Chicago Protestors Reel After Fending Off Federal Charges
The administration governs by propaganda. There’s bluster, threats, and even real violence...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I spoke to a few of the Chicago protestors who fended off federal criminal cases against them. One still faces harassment, another is looking for a lawyer to sue the government:
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago...
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There is absolutely nothing old or consolidated about *multiracial, pluralistic democracy* in America. It only started 60 years ago.
And the conflict over whether or not it should be allowed to endure and prosper has been the central fault line in U.S. politics ever since.
And the conflict over whether or not it should be allowed to endure and prosper has been the central fault line in U.S. politics ever since.
From 2022:
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
There is absolutely nothing old or consolidated about *multiracial, pluralistic democracy* in America. It only started 60 years ago.
And the conflict over whether or not it should be allowed to endure and prosper has been the central fault line in U.S. politics ever since.
And the conflict over whether or not it should be allowed to endure and prosper has been the central fault line in U.S. politics ever since.
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This Trump/Epstein stuff is so typical of a modern political "scandal," in that ... we know he did it. He knows he did it. Everyone knows he did it & everyone knows that everyone knows he did it. There is zero "did he do it?" involved here. The whole thing is about ... what, exactly?
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This Trump/Epstein stuff is so typical of a modern political "scandal," in that ... we know he did it. He knows he did it. Everyone knows he did it & everyone knows that everyone knows he did it. There is zero "did he do it?" involved here. The whole thing is about ... what, exactly?
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“General Pattin-himself-on-the-back must’ve hit a gas mask bong filled with his own farts before he got up there, because he was feelin’ himself.”
🔥 Tennessee’s own @thetraecrowder.bsky.social tackles Hegseth’s Cringefest as only he can
Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMjoQQFm/
🔥 Tennessee’s own @thetraecrowder.bsky.social tackles Hegseth’s Cringefest as only he can
Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMjoQQFm/
October 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“General Pattin-himself-on-the-back must’ve hit a gas mask bong filled with his own farts before he got up there, because he was feelin’ himself.”
🔥 Tennessee’s own @thetraecrowder.bsky.social tackles Hegseth’s Cringefest as only he can
Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMjoQQFm/
🔥 Tennessee’s own @thetraecrowder.bsky.social tackles Hegseth’s Cringefest as only he can
Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMjoQQFm/
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Separation of church and.... Fuck it
August 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Separation of church and.... Fuck it
Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica
Jul. 2, 2025
T I G H T R O P E
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My Score: 2370
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T I G H T R O P E
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My Score: 2370
www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope
July 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica
Jul. 2, 2025
T I G H T R O P E
✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 🎉
My Score: 2370
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Jul. 2, 2025
T I G H T R O P E
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My Score: 2370
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Opinion | America is
a nation of stupid assholes and our laws and institutions should reflect that.
a nation of stupid assholes and our laws and institutions should reflect that.
June 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Opinion | America is
a nation of stupid assholes and our laws and institutions should reflect that.
a nation of stupid assholes and our laws and institutions should reflect that.
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The Right: We will kill you.
The Left: The Right says they will kill you.
Me: Why is the Left trying to frighten me?
The Left: The Right says they will kill you.
Me: Why is the Left trying to frighten me?
June 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Right: We will kill you.
The Left: The Right says they will kill you.
Me: Why is the Left trying to frighten me?
The Left: The Right says they will kill you.
Me: Why is the Left trying to frighten me?
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This paragraph is simply magnificent.
June 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This paragraph is simply magnificent.
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@nicolelafond.bsky.social is great at summarizing key events from the day in politics. A must read, like pretty much everything else TPM does.
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“I’m a transgender service member and today was my last day in uniform. After 11 years, eight months and 1 day I’m taking the uniform off for good.
I will always be yours bc this rank, these skills, this name will always be me.”
~Technical Sargent Altesse Aurum
#TransInMilitary 🫡 🏳️⚧️
@altessaurum
I will always be yours bc this rank, these skills, this name will always be me.”
~Technical Sargent Altesse Aurum
#TransInMilitary 🫡 🏳️⚧️
@altessaurum
May 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“I’m a transgender service member and today was my last day in uniform. After 11 years, eight months and 1 day I’m taking the uniform off for good.
I will always be yours bc this rank, these skills, this name will always be me.”
~Technical Sargent Altesse Aurum
#TransInMilitary 🫡 🏳️⚧️
@altessaurum
I will always be yours bc this rank, these skills, this name will always be me.”
~Technical Sargent Altesse Aurum
#TransInMilitary 🫡 🏳️⚧️
@altessaurum
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Man Feared to Be Cognitively Slipping After Writing Book About Wrong President
May 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Man Feared to Be Cognitively Slipping After Writing Book About Wrong President
@nberlat.bsky.social is onto something here. Everyone should read and share.
D's should maximize their already baked-in advantages and not try to capture the conspiracy-addled fringe.
D's should maximize their already baked-in advantages and not try to capture the conspiracy-addled fringe.
fwiw, wrote about some ways Ds might invest in media/communication that is not about finding the next joe rogan. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/is-beyonce...
May 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
@nberlat.bsky.social is onto something here. Everyone should read and share.
D's should maximize their already baked-in advantages and not try to capture the conspiracy-addled fringe.
D's should maximize their already baked-in advantages and not try to capture the conspiracy-addled fringe.
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Unfortunately beginning to believe we're going from the United States itself not being self-executing to being very, very self-executing.
May 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Unfortunately beginning to believe we're going from the United States itself not being self-executing to being very, very self-executing.
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There's a funny endgame where the debt limit is calculated to hit much earlier than expected, the big beautiful bill isn't near ready but default must be avoided, they have to use reconciliation on the debt limit alone (and maybe some Dem priorities), and everything else punts to next year
May 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
There's a funny endgame where the debt limit is calculated to hit much earlier than expected, the big beautiful bill isn't near ready but default must be avoided, they have to use reconciliation on the debt limit alone (and maybe some Dem priorities), and everything else punts to next year
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Happy 80th anniversary of Hitler killing himself in his bunker to all who celebrate, which, as I now understand it, is not everybody
April 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Happy 80th anniversary of Hitler killing himself in his bunker to all who celebrate, which, as I now understand it, is not everybody
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A consistent trend of Trump & his coterie is they're so thoroughly and amoral that they genuinely do not understand the thought processes of normal people with consciences.
Disgusting, yes, but don’t miss how weak it is.
These fascists expected to ride a popular wave of mass deportation, but only a few months in they’re facing mounting revulsion at their illegality, cruelty, and rejection of innocent-until-proven-guilty, and down to smaller-scale scapegoat reminders.
These fascists expected to ride a popular wave of mass deportation, but only a few months in they’re facing mounting revulsion at their illegality, cruelty, and rejection of innocent-until-proven-guilty, and down to smaller-scale scapegoat reminders.
The driveway of the White House is now lined with mugshots….disgusting….this had to be a Stephen Miller idea
*posted this morning by Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt
*posted this morning by Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt
April 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A consistent trend of Trump & his coterie is they're so thoroughly and amoral that they genuinely do not understand the thought processes of normal people with consciences.